The Interim Fact-Finding Commission on the Activities of the Regime, the Political Leaders of the Regime of 2003-2012 and the Activity of the Incumbent and Former Officials in the Political Unions since 2003 up to today questioned four persons concerning the facts of violation of rights.

Valeri Gelashvili provided an account of the construction of the Presidential Residence and the specifics of the sale of his house situated in proximity to the Residence. According to him, the conflict with President Saakashvili started after he requested the labor remuneration to his company for the construction of the Presidential Residence.

As he mentioned, in 2005, he conducted a candid interview with a newspaper regarding this conflict. Subsequently, approximately two weeks later, on July 14, he was ambushed by special forces while driving his personal vehicle, resulting in severe injuries, including a fracture of the skull base bone.

The ambush operation was orchestrated by the then Director of the Special Operative Department, Erekle Kodua, who was fulfilling the order of the then Interior Minister, Ivane Merabishvili, and, in his turn, was tasked by Mikheil Saakashvili.

According to Gelashvili, during the attack, his personal guard sustained physical injuries. The assailants also stole the firearms, a substantial sum of money, and valuable items from the vehicle.

The Government intended to, in order to mislead society, forge the assault as a "business clash".

As he had mentioned, following the attack, he was taken to the hospital but was not provided with the appropriate medical treatment. It was only after the intervention of international doctors that he was somehow stabilised and subsequently transported abroad for further treatment in order to save his life. After he returned to Georgia in 2006, his Powers of MP were illegally terminated.

He also reviewed the facts regarding the pressure exerted by the authorities to compel him to relinquish his property. Additionally, he documented the incident of October 1, 2012, when he participated in the Parliamentary Elections for Khashuri, during which the UNM intervened in the electoral process.

Gocha Kokochashvili, during his online report, provided explanations concerning the violation of his rights. According to his account, he was subjected to multiple arrests during the preceding government due to his active opposition.

In May 2011, he was apprehended and detained in the temporary isolation facility. During his confinement, he endured severe torture while being restrained for a month. The facility provided him with minimal amounts of food and water, administered in 2-2 days.

As he mentioned, while incarcerated in the isolation facility, he sustained severe health complications that necessitated his departure from the country for international treatment. Currently, he remains abroad to receive the appropriate medical care.

The Commission also questioned Besik Danelia, who reported about the violation of his rights and the rights of his family members by the National Movement Government. According to his account, on May 21, 2011, he and his family members were subjected to an attack by a group of up to 20 police officers who were armed with chains, clubs, and brass knuckles. This resulted in his physical injuries, including him being thrown off the subway stairs, which caused significant damage to his spine and multiple fractures. His family members were also injured.

Danelia supposes that the assignments of the inhuman treatment against the citizens opposing the authorities were deriving from Mikheil Saakashvili, Vano Merabishvili and Gigi Ugulava. He also provided the details of the dispersal of the opposition rallies.

The Commission heard Lasha Arkania speaking about his illegal arrest and torture in 2011. According to him, on June 14, 2011, following a telephone call, he was swindled out of his house in the village of Muzhava. Subsequently, he was abducted by law enforcement personnel who employed methods of torture and pointed firearms at him in order to compel him to divulge the location of an individual who was considered a wanted person.

As he had mentioned, before being taken to the police station, he was subjected to mental stress, a simulated murder, physical assault, threats of death, and torture through the act of burning cigarettes on his body.

Upon being taken to the police station, he was compelled to provide a false declaration against certain individuals in connection with the terrorist incident in the Tsalenjikha region.

According to his account, to secure legal grounds for his detention, he was accused of drug use and carrying a firearm, which he confessed to after enduring physical assault, torture, and threats of rape with a police club. Upon being taken to the Tsalenjikha police station, he was subjected to further beatings and torture, accompanied by threats of burning him in a fireplace.

In 2012, after the change of the Government, he was granted the status of a political prisoner and released on the basis of the amnesty. He named the law enforcement officers participating in his torture and inhuman treatment.

"Roland Akhalaia and his clan, Kokhta Kodua, the Kardava family, and other individuals caused immense suffering to the Samegrelo region. In accordance with the decision of the Georgian Dream, our Commission has been established to permanently prevent these individuals from holding high political positions and from participating in the political sphere. It is the direction that we shall conduct our activity", - the Chair of the Commission, Tea Tsulukiani stated.

The Commission members observed a minute of silence to pay tribute to the victims of the regime of 2003-2012.